diff --git a/packages/runner/src/run.ts b/packages/runner/src/run.ts
index 72d7953d35de..d7491a4b2f0d 100644
--- a/packages/runner/src/run.ts
+++ b/packages/runner/src/run.ts
@@ -246,11 +246,9 @@ export async function runSuite(suite: Suite, runner: VitestRunner) {
     suite.result.state = 'todo'
   }
   else {
-    let retry = suite.repeats
+    const retry = suite.mode === 'repeats' ? suite.repeats! : suite.retry || 1
 
-    for (let retryCount = 0; retryCount < retry!; retryCount++) {
-      if (suite.mode !== 'repeats')
-        retry = 1
+    for (let retryCount = 0; retryCount < retry; retryCount++) {
       try {
         beforeAllCleanups = await callSuiteHook(suite, suite, 'beforeAll', runner, [suite])
 
diff --git a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/renderers/listRenderer.ts b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/renderers/listRenderer.ts
index 41552c71bc3f..13309bb3d40c 100644
--- a/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/renderers/listRenderer.ts
+++ b/packages/vitest/src/node/reporters/renderers/listRenderer.ts
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ export function renderTree(tasks: Task[], options: ListRendererOptions, level =
     if (task.mode === 'skip' || task.mode === 'todo')
       suffix += ` ${c.dim(c.gray('[skipped]'))}`
 
-    if (task.mode === 'repeats')
+    if (task.type === 'suite' && task.tasks.find(t => t.mode === 'repeats'))
       suffix += ` ${c.dim(c.gray('[repeated]'))}`
 
     if (task.result?.duration != null) {